Disappearing bed.



W. L, NURPHYA DISAPPEAMNG- BED.

APPLICATION .FILED JAN.

gK 1911. Panmd @CUL 1911 W. L. MURPHY.

DISAPPEARING BED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. sJ 1911.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Mtwhx uwen-ron onrrn-' satan' T einen' WILLIAM- L MURPHY, oF'sls1 \T FrANcIsco, CALIFORNIA.'

Teelt whom ltmay concern: i I, I

San F ranciscorin the'count'y of San Fran- 5`cisco andState'of California, Ahave invented new and useful Improvementsin'Disa'ppearlA ing Beds, of-wliichthe'following 'isfafspec-ifcation;

invention.' being to.l provide :anl arrangement by which 'a bed of full-size canbe concealed in a closet, apartment,or other-receptacle having a doorfof-usualsize.r ylattain' this"'ob ject v by pivotally connecting one side "of .the

two parts of -th'e bed on opposite sides'o-th'e pivotal connection with the s ide' of.' the door swing through the di`erent .ti mes.` n. the accompanying-drawiiigs, I `igure l is a Ifront'rviewof thefbed exposed;l ig. '2 is 4a broken front view -of the door of "the vclosetinwhich the bed maybe concealed; Fig. 3 is -a sectional View ofthe bed'and closet; Fig. iV is a rearview of the frontwall 'of saidcloset-showing theibed half drawn out ;-Fig. 5"' is a broken front view ot @relied in the same position; Fig. 6 is a: perspective View of a 'spring'hinge Referring 4to the'drawingg '1 indicates a closet in whichrthe bed is concealedwh'en closet engages s'. keeper 4 in aside wall 5 thereof. ISaid door is hinged, as' shown at 6, to the front wall 7 at a considerable distance from the other side wall 8. To the .back of said door is secured a spacing board support carryingat `the lower-end brackets 12, upon which is pivoted, shown at 13,

the bed frame 14. The construction of-saiddoor, and the door is of theordinary Width. Hence, when said door is swung on its Yhinges through half a revolution, the extended portion of said bed snpport'extends in front of the greater portion .of the doorway. Tie vremainder of the doorway -is closed by a narrowsupplementary door 15,

` I which Be it'fknown that I, WLLIAM L ."li/IU'RB'HY,` "a citizen ofthe United States,"resjiding at :ed sopra..

"door-with the b ed in such a mannei`tha'tthe pose of olitj opening l f0.1" thedoor @at if .closetiilso "Ihefdoor ofthe receptacle is 'generally of greater thickness than the` -wall off said,l reiy ceptaclg vand the spacingdevicel l) isffor the 9, to which is secured a. bed support 10, said the spacing board is itself narrower than the -S-pecificatonpf Letters atent. I' Patntedgt, 1.59315 ppucation med January 3,1911.' Y'

,s rial No.' schnee' is hinged, as shown at 1G, l?, to said cas1ng,` o1 ie, 17. of sald hinges being provided as shown nrFigwltha spring 1 8, which tends 'to move the door -15 back against the fWhen 'the f door has :been

swung' outward through yhalf` a rs'eyolution 4and thebed' exposed,said door! 15 isthen further 'sitting t lirough half' alrevolution,

tand its 'la-th'20 engages the keeper iloof the hed b ilt as a brad@ 'forfthebed .exposed'position`. It willbe'seen.tliat-fthat mit a' person to entcrsaid closetfor the pur- 1in ng access. to clothes for" lother swinging ona veijt'icz/ il pivottoplose (:eptacl`e,fa bedsteadwiderthan f .l-dstea-d `'for receptacle "wheny 2. In coinhination,' `a receptaclefa; ,door Ihingedat one side to the receptacle, 'a bedstead wider than said door, mounted on said door so that when the door is closed the bedstead extends beyond the hinged side of said door.

3. In combination with a receptacle, a door, hinges whereby said door can swing horizontally to close said receptacle, said receptacle being of greater width thansaid door, and being extended pas't the hinges of the door, a spacing device secured to'saiddoor, and a bed secured to said spacing de vice and extending beyond the spacing device and the door, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a door, a bed secured thereon, extending past the hinged side ofvsaiddoor, and a supplementary door' movably connected to the bed and arranged to completely close the doorway when the main door is fully opened, substantially as described.

5. In combination with a door, a bed secured thereon, extending past the hinged s eo . 1 :In congibinatiom a receptacle, a door' Y there:

' e5 i Amountedjon said door and I rxezins-on` saidy side of said door, and a supplementary door movably connectedto the bed and arrangedto completely close the doorway when the main door is fully opened, and having a Vlatch ada tedito' engage the keeper of the latch of tiie main door, substantially as described.

GIncombination With a receptacle hav- .ing a hin'ged door, lsaid receptacle being of greater width than said door, and being extended past the hinges of said door, a bed secured to said door and having a portion arranged when the door is closed to enter said extended portion of the receptacle, and a supplementary door movably connected to the bed and arranged to completely close the doorway, substantially as described;

7 L In combination with a rece taele hav-- ing a hin d door, said receptac e.being ofY greater wldth than said door, and being ex- Y tended past the hinges of said door, a bed the the keeper of the latch of'the main pletely close the doorway, an a sprin for substantially 4as described.

' 8. In combination with a door, a bed secured thereon, extending past. the hinged 1 side of said door, and a supplementary: door movably connected to the bed and arranged whenthe main door is fully o ene'd to com- Anormally openin .said supplementary oor,

' substantially as escribed.

9. In combination Iwith a wall having'an door,

opening, a bedof greater width than said openin and pivotal means forconnecting the wa l, at one vertical side 'of said opening, and the bed whereby, in the horizontal movement of the bed through said opening on said pivotal connections, different por'- tions of the bed swing therethrough at different times.

l0. In combination with a Wall having an opening, a bed of greater width than said opening, and pivotal means for connecting the wall, at one vertical side of said opening,`and the bed intermediate of the sides 11. In `combination `with avvall having an opening, a' bed of' greater width thansaid opening, and pivotal'means for connecting the wall, at one vertical side of said opening, andthe bed-intermediateof the, sides thereof, said pivotal means including a door rigidly secured to the bed, and adapted to close the opening.

12. In combination With a Wall having an opening, a bed of greater Width than said opening, and Apivotal means for connecting the Wall, at one vertical-side of said opening, and the bed intermedlate of the'sides thereof, lsaid pivotal means includi i a door and' a'spacingdevlce rigidly secure to the door and bed, the doorbeing adapted to close the opening. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM L. MURPHY.

Witnesses: f i I FnANcr's M. Wnronfr,

D. B. RICHARDS. 

